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The Illusion of Infrastructure Automation Maturity
The Spacelift 2025 Infrastructure Automation Report uncovered a striking disconnect in infrastructure automation. Nearly half of organizations believe they have achieved a high level of automation maturity (45%), yet only 14% exhibit behaviors indicative of true automation excellence. This disparity underscores a biased overestimation among IT teams regarding their automation capabilities.
Successful organizations that want to innovate fast and beat their peers in the market lean heavily on automation to achieve scalability, efficiency, and resilience. By automating tasks such as provisioning, configuration, and monitoring, organizations aim to reduce manual errors, accelerate deployments, and empower teams to focus on innovation rather than the undifferentiated heavy lifting of infrastructure operations.
With the rise of hybrid and multicloud environments, automation is no longer a luxury but a necessity for maintaining competitiveness.
Let’s look deeper into this common illusion of infrastructure automation maturity, analyze its root cause, and discuss the path forward for organizations.
